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GMB's Ben Shephard upset by sports day ban as show inundated with calls from furious viewers; GMB host Ben Shephard told guest Gabby Logan of his upset at being banned from his sons' sports day.

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Byline: By, Simon Duke

Good Morning Britain host Ben Shephard has spoken of his upset at being banned from being at his son's sports day, in light of reports that UEFA VIPs will be allowed to fly to London and back for Euro 2020 without having to quarantine.

The presenter, who turned up for work on Thursday wearing a leg brace after suffering a horrific football injury, joined colleague Susanna Reid to talk to guest Gabby Logan at the end of the show.

Gabby of course presents BBC's football coverage and Susanna told her GMB had been "inundated" by calls from "furious parents who can not attend their children's sports days and cannot understand how UEFA officials are somehow immune to COVID."

After Gabby said he completely understood parents' frustrations as she was missing her son's final sports day before her leaves school, Ben replied: "I love playing sport, but I think I enjoy the boys playing sport even more; watching them enjoy what I've loved.

"And to have that taken away from us, even though you're sitting around a cricket boundary or an athletics track in the sunshine, carefully socially distanced and yet we're watching the Government allow these VIPs to fly in, not quarantine, go to a game, have all the lovely, jolly receptions and whatever they do, then go back..."

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